CVE-2026-39932

OpenEMR 8.2.0 Remote Code Execution via CategoryTree eval() Injection

State
Published
Severity
9.4 Critical
Published
Aug 3, 2026
Updated
Aug 14, 2026
Reserved
Apr 7, 2026

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Description

OpenEMR through 8.2.0 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in the document category tree component (library/classes/Tree.class.php) that allows authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary operating system commands by injecting PHP payloads into the categories database table. Attackers can chain arbitrary SQL execution to alter the id column type to VARCHAR and insert a malicious PHP payload, which is then executed via an unsanitized eval() call whenever any page instantiates CategoryTree, including unauthenticated and low-privilege pages, resulting in command execution as the web server user.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.09.4 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:HVulnCheck
3.19.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HVulnCheck

Weaknesses

  • CWE-95 Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
openemropenemr
  • 8.2.0 and earlierAffected

References

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